Intense sound sources, such as pile driving, airguns, and military sonars, have the potential
to inflict hearing loss in marine mammals and are, therefore, regulated in many countries …

Evidence for synaptopathy, the acute loss of afferent auditory nerve terminals, and
degeneration of spiral ganglion cells associated with temporary threshold shift (TTS) in …

When they are exposed to loud fatiguing sounds in the oceans, marine mammals are
susceptible to hearing damage in the form of temporary hearing threshold shifts (TTSs) or …

Studies of marine mammal temporary threshold shift (TTS) from impulsive sources have
typically produced small TTS magnitudes, likely due to much of the energy in tested sources …

The last extensive (pan-Arctic) review on knowledge available on the bearded seal
(Erignathus barbatus) was conducted by Cameron et al. in 2010. As bearded seals are …

The aim of the quality status report is to inform about the actual status of the harbour seal,
grey seal and harbour porpoise within the Wadden Sea Area of Denmark, Germany and the …

Over the last two decades, there has been growing concern surrounding the increase in
underwater anthropogenic sounds as expanding human populations interact with marine life …

The Wadden Sea and adjacent North Sea waters were designated as a World Heritage Site
due to its “unique, natural and dynamic ecosystem with characteristic biodiversity”(Common …

El ruido submarino es una forma de contaminación que puede afectar a numerosas
especies, desde el diminuto fitoplancton hasta las enormes ballenas. Es capaz de interferir …

Marine noise is a form of ocean pollution that may affect fauna ranging from tiny zooplankton
to enormous whales. It may interfere with their acoustic sensing of the ocean environment …